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pain [peɪn](a) (mentally) faire de la peine à, peiner, attrister;∎ it pained her to see them quarrel ça lui faisait de la peine ou ça la peinait de les voir se disputer;∎ it pains me to have to tell you that… je regrette infiniment d'avoir à vous dire que…∎ the wound still pained her la blessure la faisait encore souffrir ou lui faisait encore mal2 noun(a) (physical) douleur f;∎ he has a pain in his ear il a mal à l'oreille;∎ I have a pain in my side j'ai une douleur au côté;∎ are you in pain? avez-vous mal?, est-ce que vous souffrez?;∎ to be in great pain souffrir beaucoup;∎ he was carried from the field in great pain il souffrait beaucoup quand on l'a transporté hors du terrain;∎ the pain was unbearable la douleur était insupportable;∎ to put a wounded animal out of its pain achever un animal blessé;∎ to cry out in pain crier ou hurler de douleur;∎ to cause sb pain faire mal à qn;∎ shooting pains élancements mpl, douleurs fpl lancinantes;∎ labour pains douleurs fpl de l'accouchement(b) (emotional) peine f, douleur f, souffrance f;∎ to cause sb pain faire de la peine à qn;∎ he went through a lot of pain when his son left home il a eu beaucoup de peine quand son fils a quitté la maison;∎ I can't bear the pain of losing her je ne supporterai pas de la perdre∎ what a pain he is! qu'est-ce qu'il est enquiquinant!;∎ it's a (real) pain or such a pain trying to cross London during the rush hour traverser Londres aux heures de pointe, c'est la galère;∎ to be a pain (in the neck) être casse-pieds;∎ American to give sb a pain (in the neck) taper sur le système à qn;∎ very familiar to be a pain in the British arse or American ass être casse-couilles ou chiant;∎ very familiar it's a real pain in the British arse or American ass having to get up so early ça fait vraiment chier de devoir se lever si tôt∎ on pain of death sous peine de mort(efforts) peine f, mal m;∎ he went to great pains to help us il s'est donné beaucoup de mal pour nous aider;∎ she took great pains over her work/the dinner elle s'est donné beaucoup de mal pour son travail/pour ce dîner;∎ is that all we get for our pains? c'est comme cela que nous sommes récompensés de nos efforts?;∎ he was at or he took pains to avoid her il a tout fait pour l'éviter►► pain barrier seuil m de douleur;pain relief soulagement m;∎ aspirin for fast pain relief aspirine pour soulager rapidement la douleur
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